Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's approval rating has jumped to an all-time 74 - 23 percent
high, matching a record of 76 percent of New Yorkers who are "very satisfied" or "somewhat
satisfied" with life in the city, according to a Quinnipiac College Poll released today.

The Mayor's approval tops his 68 - 28 percent high mark from an October 29 poll by the
independent Quinnipiac College Poll, when the satisfaction level was 70 percent.

While New Yorkers approve 3-1 of Giuliani as Mayor, only 12 percent would like to see
him run for President in 2000 and 29 percent would like to see him run for the U.S. Senate.
Of the 50 percent who said no to higher office, 22 percent want to keep Giuliani as their
Mayor, while 59 percent -- or 30 percent of all new Yorkers -- say he wouldn't make a good
President or Senator.

Sixty-eight percent of New Yorkers say the City has gotten better in the last four years
and 90 percent of that group gives Giuliani some or most of the credit.

"New Yorkers to Giuliani: Stay home. We love you as Mayor, people say, but forget
about President or Senator," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac College Polling
Institute. "Could it really be true that being Mayor of New York is a dead-end job, or will
Giuliani be the first Mayor since John Hoffman in 1868 to move on to higher office?"

"Satisfaction with life in New York City is at an all-time high, and Giuliani gets most of
the credit. Voters say Giuliani has handled the crime issue well and now he should turn his
attention to education," Carroll added.

In open-ended questions, where voters can give any answers, 58 percent say the Mayor's
handling of crime/drugs was his most important accomplishment in his first term. No other
issue scored higher than 3 percent.

The top priority for the second Giuliani administration should be education, 32 percent
of New Yorkers said in response to an open-ended question. The next priority was 17 percent
for more action on crime/drugs.

New Yorkers identify several issues as more important than jaywalking:
45 - 54 percent, they say jaywalking is a serious problem;
86 - 13 percent, they say littering is a serious problem;
70 - 27 percent, they say aggressive panhandling is a serious problem;
63 - 37 percent, they say car alarms are a serious problem.

Asked which issue bothers them most, panhandling "wins" with 34 percent, followed by
32 percent for littering, 26 percent for car alarms and 5 percent for jaywalking.

From February 3 -9, Quinnipiac College surveyed 942 New York City residents who say
they are registered voters. The poll has a margin of error of +/- 3.2 percent. The Quinnipiac
College Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, conducts public opinion surveys in New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut as a public service and for research.

1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Rudolph Giuliani is handling his
job as Mayor?

Oct 29
Tot Wht Blk His Men Wom 1997

Approve 74% 84% 57% 63% 76% 72% 68%

Disapprove 23 14 38 32 22 23 28

DK/NA 4 3 5 5 2 5 4

1a. Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?

Oct 29
Tot Wht Blk His Men Wom 1997

Approve strongly 42% 56% 19% 21% 45% 39% 39%

Approve smwht 32 28 38 42 31 33 30

Disapprove smwht 11 6 16 18 10 11 13

Disapprove strongly 12 7 21 14 12 12 15

DK/NA 4 3 5 5 2 5 4

2. In the year 2000, would you like to see Rudolph Giuliani run for President,
run for United States Senator, or wouldn't you like see him run for either of
these offices?

Tot Wht Blk His Men Wom
President 12% 15% 6% 10% 13% 10%

U.S. Senator 29 36 16 26 27 30

Neither of these 50 40 67 55 50 50

DK/NA 10 9 11 9 10 10

3.(If no) Would you say that is mainly because you think he would not make a
good President or Senator, or mainly because you want him to stay mayor of
New York City?

Those who said no

Tot Wht Blk His Men Wom
Not make good Pres/
Sen 59 59 64 49 54 63

Stay mayor of NYC 22 24 15 36 26 20

Other(vol) 12 12 15 6 16 10

DK/NA 6 5 6 8 4 7

4. What do you think was Rudolph Guiliani's most important accomplishment in his
first term as Mayor?

Tot Wht Blk His Men Wom

Budget 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1%

Crime/Drugs/Increase
Police 58 61 52 54 61 55

Economy/Jobs 2 2 1 3 3 1

Education 2 2 - 5 1 2

Elderly - - - 1 - -

Quality of Life
Issues/Clean up City 3 4 3 - 4 3

Race relations - - - 1 - -

Taxes-general 1 1 - 1 - 1

Taxes-Clothing/Sales 1 1 1 - - 1

Welfare 2 1 3 4 1 2

Other 10 11 9 6 11 10

DK/NA 20 15 29 22 15 23

5. What do you think should be Rudolph Guiliani's top priority in his second
term as Mayor?

Tot Wht Blk His Men Wom

Budget 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1%

Children's programs 1 - 1 2 - 1

Continue same 1 2 1 - 2 1

Crime/Drugs/Increase
Police 17 19 13 15 19 15

Economy/Jobs 5 3 6 3 6 3

Education 32 33 31 33 24 38

Elderly 1 1 2 - - 1

Healthcare 1 1 1 1 1 1

Housing and rental
costs 1 1 1 1 1 1

Immigration - - - - 1 -

Infrastructure/Roads/
Bridges/Buildings 1 2 - - 2 -

Police brutality/Community
relations with police 3 1 6 5 3 2

Poor/Homeless 6 3 9 8 5 6

Public transportation 1 - 1 3 1 1

Quality of Life
Issues/Clean up City 2 4 - 2 4 1

Race relations 1 1 2 1 2 1

Taxes-general 3 3 3 1 5 2

Taxes-Clothing/Sales 1 1 1 1 1 1

Traffic - 1 - - 1 -

Welfare 2 2 1 2 1 2

Other 11 13 11 6 11 11

DK/NA 8 8 8 14 8 9

6. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor Giuliani is handling the
city budget?

Aug 5
Tot Wht Blk His Men Wom 1997

Approve 58% 67% 41% 50% 61% 55% 42%

Disapprove 25 17 38 31 24 25 35

DK/NA 18 15 21 19 15 20 23

7. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor Giuliani is handling crime?

Aug 5
Tot Wht Blk His Men Wom 1997

Approve 83% 88% 71% 87% 84% 81% 82%

Disapprove 14 9 25 13 12 15 15

DK/NA 3 3 4 - 4 3 4

8. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor Giuliani is handling the
economy and jobs?

Aug 5
Tot Wht Blk His Men Wom 1997

Approve 59% 70% 40% 52% 65% 54% 51%

Disapprove 30 18 51 38 24 34 37

DK/NA 12 12 9 10 11 12 12

9. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor Giuliani is handling
education?

Aug 5
Tot Wht Blk His Men Wom 1997

Approve 42% 49% 29% 43% 47% 39% 38%

Disapprove 49 41 65 52 43 54 50

DK/NA 8 10 5 5 9 7 12

10. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mayor Giuliani is handling taxes?